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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N61AE

N61AE is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 5, 2018 when the aircraft was exported to Australia. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 cancelled July 5, 2018

Serial number
45470
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1980
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Australia
Certificate issued
October 26, 2005
Last FAA action
March 16, 2018
Last owner
Air Evac Ems INC (Corporation)
O Fallon, MO
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N61AE

CHI01LA070Accident on January 22, 2001 at Quincy, IL: serious injuries, minor damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L-1 · serial 45470

The security guard failed to maintain clearance with the operating tail rotor.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site